ICE COLD IN SOLLER The history of Soller is fascinating to me and the archive material now becoming available changes the face of the story of Soller as I understood it. The tales of dependence on the orange and olives and how their failure over a couple of years led to the mass migration of…
RICHARD VINTON plays Port of Soller … Our favourite pianist Richard Vinton is appearing twice weekly in the Port of Soller. El Moll Bistro Bar have managed to secure his talent every Monday and Wednesday for the foreseeable future. Richard is known to many as the pianist that rocked ‘Come Fly with me’ Sinatra show…
The Tunnels of the Soller Valley Written by Shirley Roberts Photographs by Rachel Fox Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 28th February 2017 To live on the craggy coast of North West Mallorca is like existing in a secret garden of myths, stories and legends. It is no secret to say that pirates…
By Soller Shirley Is it just me or is there something very dark about ‘the elf on the shelf’. The scout elf sits there watching and listening all day, and then reports back to Santa in the North Pole every evening. ‘He knows is you’ve been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake’….
Soller in August is where everyone wants to be Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 5th August 2014 The language of the City of Soller at present is a race between Majorcan and French. The English and German languages hardly get a look in. It is amazing how for five weeks in July…
The Soller Valley Welcomes Refugees Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 8th September 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox Twenty three years ago when Bosnia was in the throes of awfulness and the siege of Sarajevo took place Spain offered sanctuary to refugees. In Spain , fleeing families were offered the choice of Majorca, Minorca…
The Swallows, Cyclists and Walkers of the Soller Valley Written by Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday April 4th 2017 Photographs by Rachel Fox This weekend marks the change in the Soller Valley to the next season. This one is defined by activity groups and the return of the swallows. The Swallows…
A tragic day in the life of the Soller ValleyThe events of this tragic week in Soller have been in the press, television and radio news on a daily basis. Life has to go on but there is an overwhelming sadness that permeates the place as so many lives have been touched. Listening to many…
Jun 21 at 9:08 PM The changing faces of the Markets of Soller Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 23rd June 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox Behind the scenes of the covered Market of Soller things are changing and the first shock is the innovative new café. The market has always had its café corner…
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION information and Mass times in Soller and Biniaraix 2016 Many people mistakenly believe that the Immaculate Conception refers to the conception of Christ through the action of the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary. However, this is not the case. Rather, it refers to the condition that she was…
